<p>This paper is a qualitative study that utilizes game players to learn more about the impact of game narrative, and to use this information to understand more of its role in the production of<br> games. Initial research into the topic revealed that many competing interests drive game production, but that if narrative was “down-prioritized” in production, a game was more likely to suffer compounding issues that could result in a poor end-product and launch. This nets monetary consequences for a studio, but also severely impacts the team of developers. As the game industry already faces widespread issues with crunch, long work hours over long periods of time, any additional strain on production exacerbates existing issues. Game production documentation is often held privately as the trade secrets of a given studio, so the most feasible way to address these questions is to seek a successful game with amble published documentation and compare those resources to the experiences players themselves have with the title. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the game chosen.<br> A sample of 18 students from Purdue University completed an initial interest survey and provided demographic information. Of those who played games regularly, 4 participants were randomly selected to move forward with an audio and video recorded gameplay session that utilized a think-aloud protocol to capture moment-to-moment experience, and then an audio recorded interview about their experiences. These methods were employed to generate transcripts of their thoughts and experiences where the researcher conducted a thematic analysis of the content. Fifteen codes were synthesized from these transcripts and found that through the context of narrative, participants expressed that gameplay, aesthetics, and critical paths in a game facilitated their experiences with narrative. Participants approached the game and spoke about narrative in a variety of ways during the game session, but all came away with similar conclusions when interviewed. This suggests that game elements that convey narrative are highly effective and opens questions into how changes to those elements can sway interpretation and if that can be controlled for. Further, studying the patterns between these elements and determining what creates the most meaning for players could open new avenues for efficient game design. </p>

Walter is a new Swedish investment service website that uses famous people to represent investment securities. It differs from other websites that typically do not use human as investment options. Previous research exhibits that some users use professional financial advisers that they know as trusted sources; that incorporated information relates to user's investing and information seeking behaviour; and that usability of a website can affect perceived trustworthiness, ease of use, and ease of understandability. Therefore, this study aims to investigate how the profiles of famous people affect the decision making process in long-term investment service website and what information should be incorporated with the profiles. Heuristic evaluation, user testing with think aloud protocol, and interview are used to collect data from both usability experts and end users. Avanza website is used as an example of other websites to compare with Walter. The results show that the profiles can gain participants' interest and the participants tend to be positive towards them. They perceive the profiles as investment options and consider financial information together with their personalities. Additionally, financial information is still necessary for investment and it affects the perception of ease of use, trustworthiness, and understandability of the website. When comparing, Walter seems to be easier to use because of the lower amount of information, but Avanza seems to be more trustworthy because of the higher amount of information and the traditional look. The high amount of information affects the perceived understandability both positively and negatively depending on an individual. Lastly, half of the participants prefer to use Avanza due to the usability issues in Walter. / Walter är en ny svensk investeringstjänst på webben som använder kända personer för att representera värdepapper för investeringar. Den skiljer sig från andra webbplatser som vanligtvis inte använder människor som investeringsalternativ. Tidigare forskning visar att vissa användare använder professionella finansiella rådgivare som de känner till som betrodda källor; den inkorporerade informationen avser användarens investerings- och informationssökande beteende; och att användbarheten hos en webbplats kan påverkaupplevd trovärdighet, användarvänlighet och enkel förståelse. Därför syftar denna studie till att undersöka hur kända personers profiler påverkar beslutsprocessen på lång sikt i en sådan investeringstjänst, samt vilken information som ska införlivas med profilerna. Heuristisk utvärdering, användartest med tänka-högt protokoll och intervju används för att samla in data från både användbarhetsexperter och slutanvändare. Webbplatsen Avanza används som ett exempel på andra webbplatser att jämföra med Walter. Resultaten visaratt profilerna kan få deltagarnas intresse och deltagarna tenderar att vara positiva mot dem. De uppfattar profilerna som investeringsalternativ och överväger finansiell information tillsammans med deras personligheter. Dessutom är finansiell information fortfarande nödvändig för investeringar och det påverkar uppfattningen om användarvänlighet, tillförlitlighet och förståelse för webbplatsen. Vid jämförelse verkar Walter vara lättare att använda på grund av att mindre information visas, men Avanza verkar vara mer pålitligpå grund av att mer informationen visas i samband med det mer traditionella utseendet. Den höga mängden information påverkar den uppfattade förståelsen både positivt och negativt beroende på en individ. Slutligen föredrar hälften av deltagarna att använda Avanza på grund av användbarhetsfrågorna i Walter.

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Cette recherche qualitative avait pour but d’explorer le raisonnement clinique d’infirmières de première ligne en CSSS/CLSC lorsqu’elles priorisent leurs interventions auprès de familles vivant en contexte de vulnérabilité dans le cadre du programme des Services intégrés en périnatalité et pour la petite enfance (SIPPE). Il s’agit d’une étude de cas qui comporte un échantillon intentionnel de sept épisodes de soins impliquant deux infirmières auprès de sept familles en période postnatale lorsqu’elles priorisent leurs interventions. La collecte de données a procédé par méthode think aloud, suivie d’entretiens semi-dirigés auprès des infirmières. Une analyse qualitative des données a été effectuée selon des méthodes interprétatives et par comptage de catégories. Ces dernières ont été formulées et mises en relation en s’inspirant de la modélisation du processus de raisonnement clinique de Tanner (2006) ainsi que des stratégies de raisonnement clinique proposés par Fonteyn (1998). Au terme de cette étude, le processus de raisonnement clinique ne semble pas être différent selon le type de priorité d’intervention auprès de familles en contexte de vulnérabilité, particulièrement lorsque nous distinguons la priorité selon un degré d’urgence (prioritaire ou secondaire). Aussi, nous constatons qu’il existe peu de diversité dans les processus de raisonnement clinique mobilisés à travers les sept épisodes de soins; et qu’un processus narratif de raisonnement est fréquent. Si une famille exprime un besoin urgent, l’infirmière y répond prioritairement. Par ailleurs, lorsque des conditions suggèrent un potentiel accru de vulnérabilité des familles, un mode de raisonnement clinique plus systématique, qui comporte une collecte et une mise en relation d’informations afin de formuler une proposition pour soutenir le passage à l’action, semble être mobilisé pour prioriser l’intervention. Il en est ainsi s’il s’agit d’un premier bébé, que la famille n’utilise pas d’autres ressources formelles de soutien. Autrement, s’il s’agit d’un deuxième bébé et que les familles utilisent d’autres ressources, les infirmières tendent plutôt à appliquer une routine d’intervention SIPPE. Aussi, cette recherche témoigne de l’engagement soutenu des infirmières auprès de familles vivant d’importants défis. Il importe toutefois de soutenir le développement d’un répertoire plus varié de processus de raisonnement clinique afin de renforcer leur capacité de prioriser leur intervention qui se déroule dans un contexte de multiples contraintes organisationnelles et interpersonnelles. / The goal of this qualitative study was to explore the clinical reasoning of primary care nurses in CLSC/CSSS when they set priorities for their interventions with vulnerable families as part of the Integrated Perinatal and Early Childhood Services (SIPPE) program. This case study comprises a purposeful sample of seven postnatal care episodes involving two nurses and seven families. Data were collected using the think-aloud method, followed by semi-structured interviews with nurses. Qualitative data analysis was performed using interpretive methods and category counting. The resulting categories and patterns were developed based on Tanner's (2006) model of clinical judgement in nursing and Fonteyn's (1998) clinical reasoning patterns. Study results suggest that clinical reasoning processes do not differ according to the type of priority, whether the situation is more or less urgent. Moreover, there is diversity in the types of clinical reasoning employed within the seven care episodes; and it appears that a narrative reasoning process is favoured. If a family's needs are urgent, nurses prioritize these needs. When conditions indicate that there is greater potential for vulnerability, a more systematic form of clinical reasoning, identified here as «collecting data to form relationships and to present a proposal for action», is used to prioritize interventions. This pattern is more likely when a first child is involved and when the family is less likely to turn to other support resources. Otherwise, if this is a second child and the family uses other resources, the nurse tends to apply routine SIPPE interventions. Finally, our results suggest that a systemic view of a family's living circumstances, rather than keeping the focus on the infant's well-being, could make it more difficult to set intervention priorities. This study highlights nurses' ongoing commitment to families facing significant challenges. However, it is important to support the development of a broader inventory of clinical reasoning processes to bolster nurses' capacity to prioritize interventions that take place in contexts of multiple organizational constraints.

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T18:22:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sandra Helena Goncalves Nogueira.pdf: 2563411 bytes, checksum: 48a4db08444370d884e9047759981273 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-10-15 / Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo / This thesis focuses on the study of reading comprehension of literary texts by means of the practice of group think-aloud (Zanotto, 1998), thus allowing for the creation of room for critical reading to take place by students of the 8th grade Elementary School in Sao Paulo. Since literary texts often present metaphors, and considering that a number of Brazilian public schools do not train students on such reading abilities (Kleiman, 1998), I sought deeper theoretical background on the new view of conceptual metaphor (Lakoff & Turner,1989) with the aim of contributing to the development of reading comprehension of literary texts. The research carried out followed the critical action research methodology (Kincheloe, 1997), within the qualitative research paradigm, interpretative in nature (Bortoni-Ricardo, 2008). The investigation focused on my own actions as a mediator of the students voices whilst these were thinking aloud in groups on the subjects of the literary texts being interpreted in the classroom. The instruments used to collect data were the technique of group think aloud as well as reflective diaries. Data analysis investigated the paths taken by the students of this Elementary School class, considering the importance of metaphors as revealing instances of the human aptitude for making sense (Steen, 1994), and taking into account that the reader, within their cultural context, has the subjective freedom to understand the metaphoric effect. The school universe, stage of great cultural diversity, is the appropriate environment for the development of the social, cultural and identity nature of the students. Results show the mechanisms employed by the readers to understand and interpret the texts that develop the students critical reading. Results also show that the group think-aloud fostered spaces for the argumentation of ideas, besides stimulating the reflection of aspects of identity, and facilitating the understanding of the metaphors found in the literary texts / Este trabalho está centrado no estudo da leitura e da interpretação de textos literários por meio da prática do pensar alto em grupo (Zanotto, 1998), propiciando, assim, espaços de leitura crítica feita por alunos da 8ª série do Ensino Fundamental. Como os textos literários apresentam muitas metáforas e boa parte das escolas públicas brasileiras não capacita seus alunos para as habilidades de leitura (Kleiman, 1998), busquei um maior aprofundamento da nova visão da metáfora conceptual (Lakoff & Turner,1989) com o objetivo de contribuir para o desenvolvimento da leitura e compreensão de textos literários. Desenvolvi a pesquisa-ação crítica (Kincheloe, 1997) com metodologia qualitativa, de natureza interpretativista (Bortoni-Ricardo, 2008), focalizando minha ação como mediadora das vozes do alunos pensando alto, em grupo, sobre a interpretação de textos literários em sala de aula. Os instrumentos utilizados para a coleta de dados foram a técnica do pensar alto em grupo e o diário reflexivo. A análise de dados investigou o caminho percorrido pelos alunos do Ensino Fundamental, considerando a importância da metáfora como uma instância reveladora da capacidade humana de fazer sentido (Steen, 1994), levando em conta que o leitor inserido em um contexto cultural possui liberdade subjetiva para compreender o efeito metafórico. O universo escolar, palco de grande diversidade cultural, é o ambiente propício para o desenvolvimento da natureza social, cultural e identitária dos alunos. Os resultados mostram os mecanismos usados pelos leitores para a compreensão e interpretação dos textos que colaboraram no desenvolvimento da leitura crítica dos alunos no qual o pensar alto em grupo propiciou espaços para a argumentação de ideias, estimulou a reflexão de aspectos identitários e facilitou a compreensão das metáforas contidas nos textos literários

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T18:22:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lilian Polo de Queiroz Macedo.pdf: 1218157 bytes, checksum: 7ec4c904a703583da8685b8be2f23c60 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-05-19 / Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo / In general terms, this research aims at investigating my pedagogical practice in a social reading event of Indigenous tales from the Amazon region, as a means to contributing to the education of students as readers, and as a means to honoring the Indigenous culture in the classroom (Mello, 2008, Santilli, 2000, Coelho, 2003). This research is developed within the area of Applied Linguistics, and, by using the research technique and literacy practice of Group Think Aloud (Zanotto,1997, 2000), it investigates two experiences of Amazon tale readings. The investigation was carried out as critical action research (Kincheloe,1997), by means qualitative research of the interpretive type (Chizzotti,2006, Bortoni-Ricardo,2008, Moita Lopes,1996). My own practice as teacher of reading, mediating discussions on the subject of the texts that generate debates about the Indigenous people and their culture - in experiences of the Group Think Aloud (Zanotto,1995,1998) was the focus of investigation. The Group Think Aloud was proposed and has been investigated by GEIM (Study Group of Indeterminacy and Metaphor). The current research was carried out with 22 students in a classroom of EJA (Adult and Youth Education) in a State School in the southern region of Sao Paulo. Data generated by means of Group Think Aloud (Zanotto,1997,2000), semi-standardized interviews (André and Ludke, 2004; Flick, 2009) and retrospective questionnaire (Queiroz,2009) unveiled the following results: 1) Group Think Aloud is an important ally in the education of readers, building their argumentative ability; and in the collaborative construction of meanings of a text; 2) There were changes in my practice since I began to value my students opinions, to give them voice and to see questions as powerful tools in the process of knowledge construction; 3) The Amazon Indigenous tales are effective texts to discuss the Indigenous peoples and their cultures, making room for cultural pluralism in the classroom; 4) In every discussion about the tales, students despite not knowing the Indigenous cultures well showed great interest, respect and admiration for the Indigenous citizen / Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo geral investigar minha prática pedagógica, num evento social de leitura de lendas indígenas amazônicas, como forma de contribuição para a formação do aluno como leitor e para a valorização da cultura indígena em sala de aula (Mello, 2008, Santilli, 2000, Coelho, 2003). Este trabalho se insere na área da Linguística Aplicada e por meio da técnica de pesquisa e prática de letramento do Pensar Alto em Grupo (Zanotto, 1997, 2000) investiga duas vivências dessa prática com a leitura de lendas indígenas amazônicas. Foi desenvolvida a pesquisa-ação crítica (Kincheloe, 1997), com metodologia qualitativa, do tipo interpretativista (Chizzotti, 2006, Bortoni-Ricardo, 2008, Moita Lopes, 1996), com enfoque em minha ação como professora de leitura mediando discussões dos alunos em vivências do Pensar Alto em Grupo sobre textos que geram discussões sobre o índio e sua cultura. O Pensar alto em Grupo foi proposto por Zanotto (1995, 1998) e tem sido investigado pelo GEIM (Grupo de Estudos da Indeterminação e da Metáfora). A pesquisa foi realizada com 22 alunos de uma sala de aula da modalidade EJA (Educação de Jovens e Adultos) de uma escola pública estadual da Zona Sul da cidade de São Paulo Os dados gerados através do Pensar Alto em Grupo (Zanotto, 1997, 2000), da entrevista semipadronizada (André e Ludke, 2004, Flick, 2009) e do questionário retrospectivo (Queiroz, 2009) evidenciaram como resultados: 1) O Pensar Alto em Grupo é um importante aliado para a formação do aluno como leitor, da sua capacidade argumentativa e da construção colaborativa de sentidos de um texto; 2) Houve mudanças em minha prática, comecei a valorizar meus alunos, dar voz a eles e ver nas perguntas um instrumento eficaz no processo de construção do conhecimento; 3) As lendas indígenas amazônicas são eficientes textos para se discutir sobre o índio e sua cultura, dando espaço para o pluralismo cultural em sala de aula; 4) Em todas as discussões sobre as lendas, os alunos, apesar de não conhecerem de perto a cultura indígena, mostraram ter grande interesse, respeito e admiração pelo cidadão indígena

Two different focus groups in primary schools in Uganda participated in this study to investigate critical aspects of usability comparing two different educational mobile applications. The first group was already familiar with both applications, while the second group had no previous experiences of the applications. Furthermore, interviews were performed with a head teacher as well as two CEOs and founders of two start ups developing educational mobile applications for children, in order to investigate challenges with implementation of mobile learning in schools in Uganda. The results showed that one of the applications was not fully compatible with the devices used by the target group and that swiping was perceived less natural than clicking. Regarding organizational factors of implementation in schools, financial limitations and insufficient computer literacy among employees were revealed as critical obstacles. Moreover, improvements of the method used during the user tests with children in foreign contexts are discussed. / I denna studie deltog två fokusgrupper med barn från två olika grundskolor i Uganda för att undersöka kritiska aspekter gällande användarvänlighet genom att jämföra två mobilapplikationer som används i utbildningssammanhang. Den första gruppen var redan bekant med båda applikationerna, medan den andra gruppen var obekant med applikationerna. Vidare undersöktes utmaningar med implementation av mobile learning i grundskolor i Uganda genom intervjuer med en rektor från en ugandiansk grundskola samt två VDs tillika grundare från två ugandianska edTech-start-ups. Resultaten visade att en av applikationerna inte var fullständigt kompatibel med de enheter som användes av målgruppen i Uganda samt att "swipea" uppfattades mindre naturligt än att klicka. Gällande organisatoriska faktorer av implementering i skolorna visades finansiella begränsningar och anställdas otillräckliga datakunskap vara kritiska hinder. Utöver resultaten som ämnar svara på de definierade frågeställningarna diskuteras förbättringar av metoden som användes för användartesterna, i syfte att ge riktlinjer till framtida projekt i liknande sammanhang.

Diagramme phylogenetischer Verwandtschaft (DpV) modellieren Hypothesen zu evolutiven Verwandtschaftsverhältnissen von Arten oder Populationen. Das Interpretieren und Vergleichen von DpV wird als Tree-Reading bezeichnet und ist essentiell für das Evolutionsverständnis. DpV werden in der Wissenschaft als Modelle verwendet, um Wissen zu kommunizieren (medialer Modelleinsatz) und neue Erkenntnisse zu generieren (methodischer Modelleinsatz). Im Biologieunterricht werden Modelle oft nur medial eingesetzt. Während Wissenschaftler:innen mit einschlägigem Forschungsschwerpunkt die wissenschaftlich erforderlichen Ausprägungen von Tree-Reading vorweisen, weichen Lernende mit oberflächlichen oder wissenschaftlich inadäquaten Aussagen zu DpV häufig davon ab. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht anhand verbaler und visueller Daten, inwiefern der Erfahrungsgrad mit DpV und der Modelleinsatz bei Tree-Reading-Prozessen interagieren. Wissenschaftler:innen mit hohem Erfahrungsgrad mit DpV (n = 10) und Studierende des Master of Education Biologie mit niedrigem Erfahrungsgrad (n = 15) bearbeiteten Aufgaben, in denen DpV im medialen oder im methodischen Modelleinsatz eingebettet waren. Die Studierenden zeigten heterogene Tree-Reading-Prozesse, die sich teilweise nicht von denen von Wissenschaftler:innen unterschieden. Dies lässt sich mit dem Revised STREAM (Schramm, Jose, & Schmiemann, 2021) erklären, das Tree-Reading in fünf Dimensionen einteilt, die in unterschiedlicher Ausprägung beherrscht werden können. Entsprechend sollte Tree-Reading bei Lernenden individuell gefördert werden, um das Evolutionsverständnis und das Verständnis gesellschaftsrelevanter Themen zu stärken. Die vorliegende Studie bietet erstmals umfassende Einblicke in Tree-Reading-Prozesse und ist damit Ausgangspunkt für tiefergehende Untersuchungen der einzelnen Aspekte. / Phylogenetic trees (PT) model hypotheses about evolutionary relationships among species or populations. Interpreting and comparing PT is defined as tree reading and is essential for understanding evolution. PT as models are used in science to communicate knowledge (medial perspective) and to generate new insights (methodical perspective). In biology classrooms, model use is often limited to the medial perspective. While experienced scientists exhibit scientifically adequate tree reading, learners often show superficial and scientifically inadequate tree reading. Based on verbal and visual data the present study investigates how the degree of experience with PT and the perspective from which models are used interact in tree reading processes. Scientists with a high degree of experience with PT (n = 10) and pre-service biology teachers with low degree of experience (n = 15) solved tasks with medially and methodically embedded PT, respectively. Pre-service teachers showed heterogeneous tree reading processes, which sometimes did not differ from scientists’ processes. This is in line with the Revised STREAM (Schramm, Jose, & Schmiemann, 2021) dividing tree reading into five dimensions that learners can master on differing levels. Corresponding to these findings, learners’ tree reading skills should be fostered individually to strengthen understanding of evolution and socially relevant issues. The present study provides unique and comprehensive insights into tree reading processes and thus represents a starting point for more profound investigation of the found aspects.

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